Josiah Gilbert Holland Quotes

1819-1881, American Author
quotes
17
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“Joys divided are increased.”
Joy
“Calmness is the cradle of power.”
Power
“A mind grows by what it feeds on.”
Mind
“The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.”
Soul
“The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.”
Love
“Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.”
Responsibility
“Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.”
Genius
“''Work and wait'', ''work and wait'' is what God says to us in creation.”
Patience
“Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.”
Scholars and Scholarship
“The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the mood's of people, and his tact in dealing with them.”
Tact and Tactfulness
“Labor is the instituted means for the methodical development of all our powers under the direction and control of the will.”
Labor
“One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.”
Planning
“Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.”
Pride
“The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started.”
Life and Living
“There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.”
Success
“Let this be understood, then, at starting; that the patient conquest of difficulties which rise in the regular and legitimate channels of business and enterprise is not only essential in securing the success which you seek but it is essential to that preparation of your mind, requisite for the enjoyment of your successes, and for retaining them when gained. So, day by day, and week by week; so month after month, and year after year, work on, and in that process gain strength and symmetry, and nerve and knowledge, that when success, patiently and bravely worked for, shall come, it may find you prepared to receive it and keep it,”
Patience